Samu Omorodion
Spanish footballer
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2024 | Signed with Atlético Madrid and immediately loaned to Alavés. |
2024 | Won a gold medal with the Spain under-23 team at the Summer Olympics. |
December 2024 | Awarded Primeira Liga Forward of the Month |
November 2024 | Samu publicly announced his decision to use his maternal surname Aghehowa, choosing to honour his mother by changing his name from Samu Omorodion to Samu Aghehowa. |
November 18 2024 | Made his senior international debut for Spain against Switzerland at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, coming on as a half-time substitute for Álvaro Morata in a 3-2 victory. |
November 10 2024 | Scored the lone goal for Porto in a 4–1 away defeat to rivals Benfica in O Clássico, marking Porto's heaviest league loss to their arch-rivals in 60 years. |
October 28 2024 | Scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 victory away against AVS in the Primeira Liga. |
October 3 2024 | Scored two goals in a 3–3 home draw with Manchester United at Estádio do Dragão. |
September 25 2024 | Made his debut in European competitions, starting and scoring in a 3–2 loss away at Bodø/Glimt during the inaugural UEFA Europa League league stage. |
September 21 2024 | Scored a brace in a 3–0 victory over Vitória de Guimarães at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. |
September 15 2024 | Scored his first goal for Porto, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory against Farense. |
August 2024 | Transfer to Chelsea collapsed due to ankle injury during medical examination and image rights negotiations. Aghehowa was subsequently excluded from first-team training at Atlético Madrid. |
August 31 2024 | Made his competitive debut for Porto in a 2–0 loss to Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga. |
August 24 2024 | Joined Primeira Liga club Porto from Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract with a €100 million release clause, with Porto paying €15 million for 50% of his sports rights. |
July 2024 | Chelsea initiated transfer negotiations with Atlético Madrid, offering €40 million (£34 million) plus add-ons for Aghehowa. |
February 2024 | Won La Liga Play of the Month award, shared with teammate Álex Sola |
2023 | Promoted to Granada's first team. |
August 26 2023 | Sent on loan to Deportivo Alavés for the remainder of the season. |
August 21 2023 | Aghehowa joined Atlético Madrid on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club for €6 million release clause. |
August 14 2023 | Made his first-team debut, starting and scoring in a 3–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid. |
July 2023 | Participated in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, where Spain (Rojita) reached the semi-finals and lost to eventual champions Italy. |
April 2023 | Received first call-up to the Spain under-19 national team. |
April 20 2023 | Renewed his contract with Granada (Nazaríes) until 2028, after scoring 18 goals for the B team and helping them reach the Segunda Federación promotion play-offs. |
2022 | Continued with Recreativo Granada in Segunda Federación, making 29 appearances and 4 goals across all competitions. |
September 25 2022 | Scored his first senior goal, netting the B team's equalizer in a 1–1 draw against El Ejido. |
March 6 2022 | Made his senior debut for Granada's reserve team Recreativo Granada, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 league home loss to Marchamalo. |
2021 | Began playing for Recreativo Granada in the Segunda División RFEF, making 30 appearances in the 2021-22 season. |
2021 | Joined Granada's youth setup after playing for local side AD Nervión in Sevilla. |
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